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Chris Knott Insurance

If your car insurance is due within the next 30 days, please don't forget to give our club sponsors, Chris Knott Insurance, a call. They have just confirmed a record week in terms of the amount of business they have done through the forums so it's certainly worth a call. In 2008, the average recorded saving for their new customers was 15.5% off the BEST quote they'd had!

Please phone them on 0800 917 2274 or 01424 200477 and quote the club name and/or reference number (906 - VECTRA-C)

For further details, please refer to Tim's thread in the Insurance Section. http://www.vectra-c.com/forum/showthread.php?t=73959

(He doesn't do the quotes by the way, there is a specialist team for this!).

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if you wanted to cover postage both ways i am more than willing to pop it in the post mate

Thanks for the offer mate, but I wanted to get it done this weekend so I went to Machine mart and got a set.

They didn't work unfortunately so I had to resort to the old hammer and chisel. After a few failed attempts I got a nice V shape in the bottom edge and eventually it came loose. It must have been well tightened as the hex head looked in good condition before I started. It seems strange the no spanners seem to have proper hex heads on which I gather may have prevented this from happening in the first place. I do not see why multi-points have become the norm if they are not up to the job.

Machine mart kindly exchanged the bolt removers for a Gunson eazi-bleed kit and a set of mole grips to the same value. Very decent of them I think you'll agree.

Thanks for all your help guys, next job, fuel filter. Should I just go to a dealer??? Got the filter already, but oil change was awkward enough!

It seems strange the no spanners seem to have proper hex heads on which I gather may have prevented this from happening in the first place. I do not see why multi-points have become the norm if they are not up to the job.

Easy answer is either A: use a seven sided socket OR B: use 'flank drive' spanners.

I know quite a few people scoff at useing Snap-On tools etc but they are better (Most of the time) as the tools are thicker walled etc so they dont swell so you dont end up with a 17.5 mm spanner etc or socket and also grip the edges rather than the points on the bolts.

I did my oil first then my fuel filter and that was stuck on too ended up bursting the case and had to buy a new one so since it was burst i thought i will get it open and see what it was like anyway and guess what it looked new so i waisted money for nothing lol